Corset.



R. YBGANIAN.

CORSET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1911.

Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

Attorneys.

COLUMBIA FLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, D. c,

ROSE YEGANIAN, 0F YONKERS, NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.9, 1913.

Application filed June 17, 1911. Serial No. 633,867..

I '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Rosn YEGANIAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Yonkers, in the county of VVestchester and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Corset, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to corsets.

One object of the invention is, in a simple and practical manner, to improve the mode of assembling the stays with the fabric of the corset, whereby to secure a two-fold advantage, namely, a novel disposition of the stays, so as to impart to the corset the desired shape without causing it to be stiff, and not freely vieldcble, and thus uncomfortable to the wearer; and secondly, the ease and. facility with which the stays may be removed when the corset is to be cleansed, and replaced when the article is to be worn.

A further object is to assemble the stays with the corset in such manner that all parts of the former will be entirely shielded from exposure, thus to prevent discoloring of the corset proper, as from rust, while the ready removal of the stays will not in the least be obstructed.

lVith the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the various novel details of construction and arrangements of parts of a corset, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts; Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a corset constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view, on an enlarged scale, of a portion of the corset. Fig. 3 is a detailed view of one of the stays, showing the sleeve attached thereto, and viewed from the inner side of the stay. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line t-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 of a modified form of sleeve.

The corset herein illustrated, is of the type in which lacing strings are dispensed with, the contour desired being secured by the peculiar manner of cutting and assembling the sections forming the complete article.

As the particular manner of constructing the corset forms no part of the present invention, detailed description thereof is omitted. other than generally to state that it is constructed of sections 1 that are cut and assembled in such manner as to impart to the finished article an artistic contour, and one that will effectively compensate for deficiencies of nature.

The feature of the present invention resides in the novel manner in which the longitudinal or waist stays 2 and transverse or bust stays 3 are assembled with the corset, whereby to secure the shape desired without discomfort to the wearer.

The object in view is attained by the employment of longitudinal pockets l, and transverse keepers 5, the latter being part of the pockets and disposed at the bust line, as clearly indicated in Fig. 1. The pockets are formed from lengths of tape, and are stitched to the corset at the points where the sections are united, thus to conceal the various seams from view. Each pocket houses one of the stays 2, which latter may be constructed from whalebone, or from steel, and extends from the lower to the upper margin of the corset, the stays being preferably, though not necessarily, co-extensive in length with the pockets. At any point intermediate of the end of each pocket, there is a hiatus or interruption 6, of any desired length, which is provided for the purpose of permitting removal and replacal of the stays. At the points where the hiatuses occur, there is a length of tape 7 (Fig. 2) stitched to the corset, so that contact between the stay and the latter will be prevented, this to obviate discoloration and wear. Each stay is provided with a sleeve 8, which is longer than the hiatus, in order to bridge the same, and thus effectively shield the entire length of the stay from contact with the corset. The sleeve may be held combined with the stay by lines of stitches 9, extending practically from end to end, as shown in Fig. 3, or by lines of stitches 10 extending only a portion of the distance of the length of the sleeve at each end thereof, as shown in Fig. 5, in which construction only the front sleeve member 11 extends throughout the entire length of the hiatus, the latter arrangement being particularly advantageous in removing the stays from the corset, inasmuch as the two end portions of the sleeve may be made to approach each other, thus leaving the stay bare to be grasped by the hand of the operator.

The transverse or bust stays 3 are held Within keepers 5, as stated, these being formed by transverse stitches 12, which secure the lengths of tape 13 to the pockets 4 at the bust line. The keepers 14 adjacent to the meeting edges of the corsets, have their outer edges closed, in order to prevent any endwise movement of the bust stays, and also to prevent the same from causing any injury to the wearer.

i t will be seen that by folding inwardly the outer edge portions of those tapes engaged by the ends of the transverse stays and securing said inwardly folded portions upon the pockets, they constitute abutments for the ends of the stays, as clearly shown in Fig. t. l urthermore as shown in Fig. 4, the thicknesses of the pockets and of the longitudinal stays therein are such as to hold the transverse stays out of contact with the fabric of the corset body.

As shown in Fig. 1, shoulder straps 15 and suspender garters 16 may be combined with the corset, but these form no part of the present invention, and are merely shown to give a definite idea of the appearance of the finished article.

It will of course be understood in making this corset, it will be necessary, owing to the fact that the lacings are dispensed with, that accurate measurements of the prospective wearer should be taken, and also that deficiencies of nature in the way of development of certain parts are to be taken into consideration, so that the finished article will cause the wearer to have the desired form. Owing to the manner in which the bust stays cross and are braced by and mutually brace the waist stays, the bust of the corset will maintain its proper form in use, and will not break down or become distorted from long-continued wear.

I claim:

A corset including longitudinal pockets, longitudinal stays therein, tapes arranged longitudimllly along the pockets and of the same width as the pockets, there being spaced transverse rows of stitches for securing said tapes to the pockets said tapes forming keepers, and a series of transverse stays extending through the keepers, those tapes engaged by the ends of the transverse stays, having their outer edge portions t'olded inwardly and secured upon the pockets to constitute abutments for the ends of the stays, the thickness of the pockets and of the longitudinal stays therein being such as to hold the transverse stays out of contact with the fabric of the corset body.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ROSE YEGANIAN.

lVitnesses PAUL PAPARIAN, SAMUEL NADDER.

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